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In the year 1996
677 Notable deaths
Célestin Delmer
French footballer (1907-1996).
Born February 15th, 1907 in Villejuif.
Died March 2nd, 1996 at 89 years old in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés.
Teobaldo Depetrini
Italian footballer (1913–1996).
Born March 12th, 1914 in Vercelli.
Died January 8th, 1996 at 81 years old in Turin.
Paul Vialar
French writer (1898-1996).
Born September 18th, 1898 in Saint-Denis.
Died January 8th, 1996 at 97 years old in Vaucresson.
Joseph Mermans
Belgian footballer (1922-1996).
Born February 16th, 1922 in Merksem.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 73 years old in Essen.
Uładzimir Karvat
Belarusian aviator (1958–1996).
Born November 28th, 1958 in Brest.
Died May 23rd, 1996 at 37 years old in Arabaŭščyna.
José Cuatrecasas
Spanish-american pharmacist and botanist (1903–1996).
Born March 19th, 1903 in Camprodon.
Died May 24th, 1996 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C..
José Poy
Argentine footballer and manager (1926-1996).
Born April 11th, 1926 in Rosario.
Died February 8th, 1996 at 69 years old in São Paulo.
Sándor Gellér
Hungarian footballer (1925-1996).
Born July 12th, 1925 in Veseuș.
Died March 13th, 1996 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Nikolay Baskakov
Russian turkologist (1905–1996).
Born March 22nd, 1905 in Solvychegodsk.
Died August 26th, 1996 at 91 years old in Moscow.
Marcel Capelle
French footballer (1904-1993).
Born February 25th, 1904 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 92 years old in Espalion. [ref]
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